US EditionLong-awaited $3.6B in heating assistance released to states and tribes
The $3.6 billion release supports low-income families nationwide facing heating costs amid rising energy prices, with 68% also receiving SNAP benefits, officials said.
- About $3.6 billion in delayed federal funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program was released on Friday to states and tribes.
- The LIHEAP funding, which helps millions of low-income households pay heating and cooling bills, was held up due to the federal government shutdown that ended on November 12.
- A bipartisan group of U.S. House members had urged the release of the funds by November 30, citing the start of the heating season and the need for assistance, especially for households using heating oil or propane.
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Long-awaited $3.6B in heating assistance released to states and tribes
The federal government has released about $3.6 billion in delayed funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. This program helps millions of low-income households pay for heating and cooling. The funding was held up due to…
$3.6B in heating assistance released to states, tribes
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Approximately $3.6 billion in delayed funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, was released Friday to states and tribes, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association. The federal funding for LIHEAP, which helps millions of low-income households pay to heat and cool their homes, has been held up during the beginning of the cold-weather season because of the federal governmen…
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Washington releases $3.6B in heating relief
HARTFORD, Conn. — About $3.6 billion in delayed funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, was released Friday to states and tribes, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association.
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